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CA wins pair in Bulldog Classic

CA wins pair in Bulldog Classic

Columbia Academy's Hunter Cary (31) appears to be spinning the basketball on his fingers on this unusual photo snapped during Friday's game in the Bulldog Christmas Classic. Also in the picture are CA's Jackson Cary (11) and Andrew Golden (44) and Lewis County's Lucas Graham (32). (Courtesy photo by correspondent Ric Beu).

CA wins pair in Bulldog Classic

Culleoka's Sam Davis (41) goes to the basket to score two of his 25 points in Friday's win over Riverside Christian in the Richland Christmas Classic. (Courtesy photo by Sherry Creps)

CA wins pair in Bulldog Classic

McEwen's Nick Curtis (12) looks for a way to guide the Warriors' offense around Santa Fe's defenders Trent Maxwell (23) and Wyatt Long (33) in Friday's game in Mt. Pleasant. (Photo by correspondent Stacy Davis).

By HAROLD GRIMESCorrespondent

Columbia Academy posted 27 points on the scoreboard in the first period on their way to their second win in two nights in their inaugural Bulldog Christmas Classic.

The Bulldogs tumbled Friendship Christian 84-52 to boost their record to 10-3.

Mt. Pleasant 54, McEwen 48: The Tigers rallied from a 15-3 first period deficit, taking the lead in the fourth period to extend its win string to seven games.

The setback was the first in a dozen games for the Warriors, who were 11 of 19 from the foul line. Mt. Pleasant made 15 foul shots and missed 10.

“The boys played hard, they came through in a tough situation,” said Mt. Pleasant head coach Derrick Boyd, who lost his key inside player Ken’Yores Smith on foul with 4:19 left to play.

Walter Crawford and Jordan Woodson produced 13 points each to share the scoring lead for Mt. Pleasant. Crawford had three second half 3-pointers along with another field goal. Smith added 11 points for the Tigers.

Franklin Classical’s Gabe Reagor followed with a lay-up to close the gap to three, then Mt. Pleasant’s Walter Crawford calmly connected on two free throws with 14 seconds remaining. Reagor answered with another basket as time expired.

This was the third time in a row that the Tigers had won at home by this score. Columbia Academy and Columbia Central were the previous victims.

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